Showing posts with label MEotW. Show all posts
Showing posts with label MEotW. Show all posts

Sunday, October 04, 2026

MEotW: jìnghuà

The Mandarin Expression of the Week is:

What can we say to Mandarin-speaking people about the cleansing effects of the earth’s natural cycles?


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Tuesday, September 29, 2026

MEotW: bǎihé‐huā

The Mandarin Expression of the Week is:

Why is the Mandarin word for “hundred” in the Mandarin word for “lily”?


“bǎihé‐huā” _Pīnyīn_+ info, Song 163 (music+_Pīnyīn_), on iPhone 13 mini (landscape orientation)

This week’s MEotW in the unofficial Pīnyīn Plus / Pīnyīn+ resource “Sing Out Joyfully” Bk. (Pīnyīn+Music, Pīnyīn Plus / Pīnyīn+, Web)


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Sunday, September 20, 2026

MEotW: hùdòng‐shì

The Mandarin Expression of the Week is:

How does the Mandarin expression meaning “interactive” work to express this meaning?


“hùdòng shì” on _Enjoy Life Forever!_ bk. title page (jw.org CHS+Pinyin)

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Tuesday, September 15, 2026

MEotW: Lísú‐rén

The Mandarin Expression of the Week is:

Many believe the Ideographic Myth about Chinese characters, but are Mandarin versions of names from other languages generally based on meaning or sound?


Screenshot of “Náxì’ěr‐rén” in Num. 6:2 (nwtsty, CHS+_Pīnyīn_ WOL)

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Sunday, September 13, 2026

MEotW: kèchéng

The Mandarin Expression of the Week is:

As we offer the Enjoy Life Forever! brochure to Mandarin-speaking people, what can we say to them about the Bible study course that’s available?


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Monday, August 31, 2026

MEotW: zhēnlǐ

The Mandarin Expression of the Week is:

What truths do we know about Mandarin and learning Mandarin? If we know some of these truths, what are we going to do about it?


Screenshot of “_zhēnlǐ_” in 1 Co. 13:6 (nwtsty, CHS+_Pīnyīn_ WOL)

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Sunday, August 23, 2026

MEotW: wēixíng “jīqì”

The Mandarin Expression of the Week is:

What can we tell Mandarin-speaking people in the field about the tiny machines inside our cells?



A computer-animated visualization of how tiny molecular machines inside our cells copy DNA


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Sunday, August 16, 2026

MEotW: Zhōngguó

The Mandarin Expression of the Week is:

How has the worldly nation of China long viewed itself?


The earliest known appearance of Zhōngguó (中國), inscribed on the Western Zhōu bronze vessel Hé Zūn

The earliest known appearance of “Zhōngguó (中國)”, inscribed on the Western Zhōu bronze vessel Hé Zūn



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Sunday, August 09, 2026

MEotW: Fúyīn‐Shū

The Mandarin Expression of the Week is:

What do the morphemes in the Mandarin expression meaning “Gospel” actually mean?


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Sunday, August 02, 2026

MEotW: jǐngrán‐yǒuxù

The Mandarin Expression of the Week is:

In contrast to the haphazardly evolved Chinese characters, how is Pīnyīn well-designed, neat, and orderly, like the manufacturing processes inside our cells?


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Sunday, July 26, 2026

MEotW: nándào

The Mandarin Expression of the Week is:

How can we ask rhetorical questions in Mandarin?


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Sunday, July 19, 2026

MEotW: jī‐tóng‐yā‐jiǎng

The Mandarin Expression of the Week is:

What are some factors affecting whether or not Mandarin field language learners know certain basic truths about the Chinese languages?


Chart: Languages by First-Language Speakers—2019

Allowing various untruths to continue to divert and bog down the language-learning efforts of those who come to help in the worldwide Mandarin field can have incalculable overall negative effects on the preaching work in this enormous field.


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Sunday, July 12, 2026

MEotW: Pīnyīn

The Mandarin Expression of the Week is:

What are some common myths and misconceptions about Pīnyīn?


汉字 / 漢字? Pīnyīn?


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Sunday, July 05, 2026

MEotW: Zhùyīn

The Mandarin Expression of the Week is:

For Mandarin field language learners, how does Zhùyīn compare with Pīnyīn?


Bopomofo in Regular, Handwritten Regular, & Cursive formats

Zhùyīn, or Bopomofo, in regular, handwritten regular, and cursive formats


ㄓㄨ`ㄧㄣ? Pīnyīn?

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Sunday, June 28, 2026

MEotW: chuàngzào

The Mandarin Expression of the Week is:

What can help us talk to Mandarin-speaking people about whether God used evolution to create living things?


“_Chuàngzào_” in Genesis 1:27 (NWT (nwtsty), WOL CHS+Pinyin), with “_zào_” in _Héhé Běn_

To represent how God caused humans to come into existence, the Mandarin New World Translation Bible uses “chuàngzào”, and the Héhé Běn (Union Version Chinese Bible) uses “zào”. Both these expressions contain the sense of “made, created”, and perhaps “built”.


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Sunday, June 21, 2026

MEotW: jīngjì

The Mandarin Expression of the Week is:

How can we talk to people in Mandarin about whether economic reform can bring world peace?


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Sunday, June 14, 2026

MEotW: xúnhuán

The Mandarin Expression of the Week is:

How can we talk in Mandarin about the well-designed natural cycles that make life possible on earth?


Map showing Beijing’s ring roads

A map showing Beijing’s ring roads (source)


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Sunday, June 07, 2026

MEotW: shìjiè hépíng

The Mandarin Expression of the Week is:

What different expressions are used in the Mandarin NWT Bible to refer to different kinds of peace?


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Sunday, May 31, 2026

MEotW: réngōng zhìnéng

The Mandarin Expression of the Week is:

What could we say to people in Mandarin about artificial intelligence (AI)?


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Sunday, May 24, 2026

MEotW: jiāng‐xīn‐bǐ‐xīn

The Mandarin Expression of the Week is:

How can we talk about and show empathy in the Mandarin field?


“jiāng‐xīn‐bǐ‐xǐn” _Pīnyīn_ Plus info, Song 163 (music+_Pīnyīn_), on iPhone 13 mini (landscape orientation)

This week’s MEotW in the unofficial Pīnyīn Plus resource “Sing Out Joyfully” Bk. (Pīnyīn+Music, Pīnyīn Plus, Web)



Screenshot of Sis. Margarita Königer and others using official _Pīnyīn_ _Sing to Jehovah_ songbooks with musical notation

A screenshot from an official video, of Sis. Margarita Königer and others using official Pīnyīn Sing to Jehovah songbooks with musical notation


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